01/30/12 The Raw Somers News Feed

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR SOMERS, NY

• Cops: Lincolndale Man Burglarizes Neighbor's Home _{2013-01-30, 08:20 am}
  A Somers homeowner was awoken to find a burglar who was attempting to steal jewelry from his Orange Drive home around noon on Sunday, New York State Police said.
• Obituary: Doctor with Strong Putnam Ties Passes Away _{2013-01-30, 06:22 am}
  John Simmons, M.D. died at his Heritage Hills home in Somers on Saturday, in the loving care of his family.
• James Sambucini, 73, Retired Somers Teacher _{2013-01-28, 09:30 pm}
  Sambucini worked as a teacher at Lincoln Hall School for Boys in Somers for 28 years before retiring.
• Newly Formed TEAM Tuskers Seeks Volunteer Mentors _{2013-01-30, 01:16 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. The new year brought a new organization to Somers, and it promises a broad spectrum of benefits to Somers students.
• Lincolndale man burglarized his neighbors, cops say _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... held without bail today at the Westchester County jail, one day after appearing in Town Court. State police from the Somers barracks charged Robert D. Yoxtheimer, 31, of Lincolndale with second-degree burglary, a felony, on Sunday after receiving a ...
• Dr. David Koo, 74, Somers Physician _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Dr. David C. Koo, a 38-year resident of Somers, died Jan. 27 at his home.
• Robert Bass, 82, Of Somers _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  The oldest of three children, Bass started working at a shoeshine box at the age of 10 and selling Good Humor ice cream at 14.
• Lincolndale woman, 60, scares off jewel thief who seemed familiar, cops say _{2013-01-29, 05:34 pm}
  ... of a neighbor, 60-year-old Deborah Sarfaty, about 12:35 p.m. Sunday through an unlocked front door, State Police at Somers said. Yoxtheimer went up to the second floor and began to steal jewelry from a bedroom, police said, as Sarfaty napped ...
• Lincolndale Man Charged In Noontime Home Burglary _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Lincolndale resident Robert Yoxtheimer was charged by New York State Police in a home burglary that occurred about noon Sunday on Orange Drive.
• Lakeland Senior Awarded Scholarship; Somers Diner Open; Bedelia Birthday Party _{2013-01-29, 05:49 am}
  ... full agenda, click here . 3. Amelia Bedelia Birthday Party Amelia Bedelia books have been around for 50 years. The Somers Public Library invites children ages 6-8 to read the original book together and play birthday party games on Jan. 29 from 3:30 ...
• Where Is This In Somers? _{2013-01-29, 02:51 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. We have a challenge for sharp-eyed readers who think they know Somers.
• Rock Star Peter Silberman's 5 Favorite Somers Things _{2013-01-29, 02:50 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Peter Silberman, vocalist/guitarist/frontman and founder of the popular indie rock band The Antlers grew up in Somers.
• Dianne Miller, 65, Of Katonah _{2013-01-28, 08:30 pm}
  KATONAH, N.Y. Dianne Reidy Miller of Katonah and formerly of Somers died Jan. 22 following a recent illness.
• Freezing Rain In Somers' Forecast _{2013-01-28, 03:59 pm}
  SOMERS, N.Y. The National Weather Service advises that light snow, sleet and freezing rain will continue throughout the daylight hours on Monday, but the total snow accumulation will probably amount to less than an inch, with little or no ice accumulation expected.
• Somers Woman Receives Harassing Phone Calls _{2013-01-28, 03:59 pm}
  SOMERS, N.Y. An Arden Drive woman has received a number of harassing telephone calls from a person who claims to represent a law firm and asks to speak to someone unknown to the complainant.
• Prostate Cancer Patient Comforted at HVHC Cancer Center _{2013-01-28, 11:47 am}
  ... thoroughness, the comforting tone in their voices, the feeling you get as a human being is all part of patientology." SOMERS, N.Y. --The Somers School District has announced an early dismissal for Monday with snow and sleet expected later in the ...
• Icy Forecast Leads to Early School Dismissal _{2013-01-28, 10:11 am}
  ... at 12 p.m. Out of district placements will dismiss at 11 a.m. All after school and evening activites are cancelled. Somers schools will be dismissing the high school at 10:30 a.m., the middle school at 11:30 a.m., the Somers Intermediate School at ...
• Job Opportunities in Yorktown; Operate Concession Stand in Somers, Gun Violence Prevention_{2013-01-28, 06:07 am}
  Click here for more details. 2. Operate Concession Stand in Somers The town of Somers is seeking requests for proposal for a contract to operate a concession stand in Reis Park.
• What To Do In Somers This Week _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Here's a look at what's happening around Somers this week, including government meetings and community events.
• What To Do Around North Salem This Week _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  ... To RSVP write infor@northsalemchamber.org or call (914) 669-8133. The event takes place at Le Fontane Ristorante, 137 Somers Towne Road (intersection of Routes 100 and 139), Somers. Family Stories & Crafts for All Ages: 10:30 a.m. Materials ...

01/30/12 The Raw Somers News Feed

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR SOMERS, NY

• Cops: Lincolndale Man Burglarizes Neighbor's Home _{2013-01-30, 08:20 am}
  A Somers homeowner was awoken to find a burglar who was attempting to steal jewelry from his Orange Drive home around noon on Sunday, New York State Police said.
• Obituary: Doctor with Strong Putnam Ties Passes Away _{2013-01-30, 06:22 am}
  John Simmons, M.D. died at his Heritage Hills home in Somers on Saturday, in the loving care of his family.
• James Sambucini, 73, Retired Somers Teacher _{2013-01-28, 09:30 pm}
  Sambucini worked as a teacher at Lincoln Hall School for Boys in Somers for 28 years before retiring.
• Newly Formed TEAM Tuskers Seeks Volunteer Mentors _{2013-01-30, 01:16 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. The new year brought a new organization to Somers, and it promises a broad spectrum of benefits to Somers students.
• Lincolndale man burglarized his neighbors, cops say _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... held without bail today at the Westchester County jail, one day after appearing in Town Court. State police from the Somers barracks charged Robert D. Yoxtheimer, 31, of Lincolndale with second-degree burglary, a felony, on Sunday after receiving a ...
• Dr. David Koo, 74, Somers Physician _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Dr. David C. Koo, a 38-year resident of Somers, died Jan. 27 at his home.
• Robert Bass, 82, Of Somers _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  The oldest of three children, Bass started working at a shoeshine box at the age of 10 and selling Good Humor ice cream at 14.
• Lincolndale woman, 60, scares off jewel thief who seemed familiar, cops say _{2013-01-29, 05:34 pm}
  ... of a neighbor, 60-year-old Deborah Sarfaty, about 12:35 p.m. Sunday through an unlocked front door, State Police at Somers said. Yoxtheimer went up to the second floor and began to steal jewelry from a bedroom, police said, as Sarfaty napped ...
• Lincolndale Man Charged In Noontime Home Burglary _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Lincolndale resident Robert Yoxtheimer was charged by New York State Police in a home burglary that occurred about noon Sunday on Orange Drive.
• Lakeland Senior Awarded Scholarship; Somers Diner Open; Bedelia Birthday Party _{2013-01-29, 05:49 am}
  ... full agenda, click here . 3. Amelia Bedelia Birthday Party Amelia Bedelia books have been around for 50 years. The Somers Public Library invites children ages 6-8 to read the original book together and play birthday party games on Jan. 29 from 3:30 ...
• Where Is This In Somers? _{2013-01-29, 02:51 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. We have a challenge for sharp-eyed readers who think they know Somers.
• Rock Star Peter Silberman's 5 Favorite Somers Things _{2013-01-29, 02:50 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Peter Silberman, vocalist/guitarist/frontman and founder of the popular indie rock band The Antlers grew up in Somers.
• Dianne Miller, 65, Of Katonah _{2013-01-28, 08:30 pm}
  KATONAH, N.Y. Dianne Reidy Miller of Katonah and formerly of Somers died Jan. 22 following a recent illness.
• Freezing Rain In Somers' Forecast _{2013-01-28, 03:59 pm}
  SOMERS, N.Y. The National Weather Service advises that light snow, sleet and freezing rain will continue throughout the daylight hours on Monday, but the total snow accumulation will probably amount to less than an inch, with little or no ice accumulation expected.
• Somers Woman Receives Harassing Phone Calls _{2013-01-28, 03:59 pm}
  SOMERS, N.Y. An Arden Drive woman has received a number of harassing telephone calls from a person who claims to represent a law firm and asks to speak to someone unknown to the complainant.
• Prostate Cancer Patient Comforted at HVHC Cancer Center _{2013-01-28, 11:47 am}
  ... thoroughness, the comforting tone in their voices, the feeling you get as a human being is all part of patientology." SOMERS, N.Y. --The Somers School District has announced an early dismissal for Monday with snow and sleet expected later in the ...
• Icy Forecast Leads to Early School Dismissal _{2013-01-28, 10:11 am}
  ... at 12 p.m. Out of district placements will dismiss at 11 a.m. All after school and evening activites are cancelled. Somers schools will be dismissing the high school at 10:30 a.m., the middle school at 11:30 a.m., the Somers Intermediate School at ...
• Job Opportunities in Yorktown; Operate Concession Stand in Somers, Gun Violence Prevention_{2013-01-28, 06:07 am}
  Click here for more details. 2. Operate Concession Stand in Somers The town of Somers is seeking requests for proposal for a contract to operate a concession stand in Reis Park.
• What To Do In Somers This Week _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Here's a look at what's happening around Somers this week, including government meetings and community events.
• What To Do Around North Salem This Week _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  ... To RSVP write infor@northsalemchamber.org or call (914) 669-8133. The event takes place at Le Fontane Ristorante, 137 Somers Towne Road (intersection of Routes 100 and 139), Somers. Family Stories & Crafts for All Ages: 10:30 a.m. Materials ...

01/21/13 THE COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR SOMERS, NY

• 16 charged with drunken or drugged driving _{2013-01-21, 03:00 am}
  ... Guidotti, 23, of Brewster was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated about 3 a.m. Sunday on Route 202 in Somers. Jarrod I. Pittelli, 43, of Danbury, Conn., was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated about 5 a.m. Sunday on ...
• North Salem Benefits From MLK Day Volunteers _{2013-01-20, 03:00 am}
  NORTH SALEM, N.Y. The Community YMCA of Northern Westchester based in Somers, organized a group of 15 volunteers to paint some classrooms at North Salem's YMCA Learning Center.
• What To Do In Somers This Week _{2013-01-19, 03:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Here's a look at what's happening around Somers this week, including government meetings and community events.
• What's Open In Somers On MLK Jr. Day? _{2013-01-19, 03:00 am}
  Schools, banks, post offices, town offices and the Somers Library are closed Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
• In Yorktown, runners raise money for Newtown playground _{2013-01-20, 03:00 am}
  ... to set up satellite 5Ks. The Yorktown edition came together in about two weeks, said Kelly, a teacher who lives in Somers. "It's important for this community to make the effort to remember those lives lost and show that we care," he said. Amy ...
• What To Do In Somers This Weekend _{2013-01-18, 08:00 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Events to keep you busy during the chilly winter days are some of this weekend's features in the Somers area.
• Find A Job In The Lewisboro And Pound Ridge Area _{2013-01-19, 02:55 am}
  LEWISBORO, N.Y. The John Jay High School boys' basketball team faces a tough task when it hosts Somers High School on Friday at 6:45 p.m. Somers enters the game on an eight-game winning streak and has been riding a wave of success since its buzzer-beating win against Iona Prep in the Slam Dunk Tournament in December.
• Find A Job In Somers _{2013-01-19, 02:05 am}
  The Community YMCA of Northern Westchester is looking for a part-time assistant for the North Salem Toddler Program. Contact Maire Brosnan Katavolos at MBrosnan@ymca-cnw.org . If you have a job opening you would like to post on The Somers Daily Voice, email kpacchiana@DailyVoice.com .
• Somers' Basketball Looks To Extend Winning Streak _{2013-01-18, 07:18 pm}
  SOMERS, N.Y. When the Somers High School boys' basketball team beat Iona Prep at the buzzer in December, it had the feel of a season altering win.
• John Jay Basketball Faces Tough Test Against Somers _{2013-01-18, 06:07 pm}
  LEWISBORO, N.Y. The John Jay High School boys' basketball team faces a tough task when it hosts Somers High School on Friday at 6:45 p.m. Somers enters the game on an eight-game winning streak and has been riding a wave of success since its buzzer-beating win against Iona Prep in the Slam Dunk Tournament in December.
• Somers dog park enriched by Yorktown family's memorial _{2013-01-18, 03:00 am}
  ... present of a lifetime." It was with that sentiment in mind that the MacGregors decided to make a donation toward the Somers dog park in memory of their daughter. The one-acre park on Route 100 north of Plumbrook Road near the Mexican Shack is set ...
• Lakeland Cracks Down On False Residence Claims _{2013-01-18, 03:01 am}
  ... if it's ignorance about that because there have been people will say 'but I don't need a bus, I'm driving them from Somers, or wherever it might be. So what's the problem?'" she said. "In reality, of course, that's the problem. You don't live in ...
• Take 'Strides for Sandy Hook' Victims at FDR Park in Yorktown _{2013-01-18, 06:19 am}
  ... by Taconic Road Runners member Sean Kelly, a teacher who graduated from John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers. "We know that despite our efforts, we cannot reduce the pain that these families are going through," Kelly said. "But hopefully, ...
• What To Do In North Salem This Weekend _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... Fundamentals of Charcoal Drawing: 12:30 p.m. Artist Mark Cassata is teaching a four-week workshop for adults at the Somers Library about creating art with charcoal. This is the third class. The final class is Jan. 25. It's at the Somers Library, 82 ...
• Somers Town Board Accepts Donation For Tree Violation _{2013-01-18, 01:18 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. To the consternation of some Somers residents, an ancient white oak in Greenbriar was cut down last spring without a town permit.
• Nora 'Mae' Collins, 107, Of Somers _{2013-01-17, 03:15 pm}
  Collins was born March 17, 1905, in Carragolda, County Mayo, Ireland. The oldest of 10 children, she immigrated to the U.S. in 1922 at the age of 17.
• Barbara Whitaker, 81, Of Somers _{2013-01-17, 03:00 pm}
  Whitaker was born May 5, 1931, in Bronx, N.Y., to Robert and Arline Doncourt. She majored in art and graduated from Dean Junior College in 1950.
• Don't blame honest N.Y. gun owners _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  ... was a hunter and target shooter and taught both my brother and myself gun safety. I started hunting at age 14 in Somers, and in later years other areas of New York state. Today, because of my age, I no longer hunt, but I am a member of a ...
• Putnam-Northern Westchester briefs: Social services talk set; engineer Stern receives award _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  ... presided over the ceremony, which took place at Conant Hall. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS - Edith Stern, an engineer at IBM in Somers, was recently honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the Society's Kate Gleason Award. The Yorktown ...
• Norwalk Schools Nutritionist Receives National Award _{2013-01-17, 02:36 am}
  SOMERS, N.Y. Ninety-year-old Somers resident, Frank Harris, was honored with the School Nutrition Association's prestigious Lifetime Achievement FAME Award on Sunday, for his years of devotion to child nutrition.